Memories

It was a pleasure learning from her. She was cheerful, patient yet firm. I not only learnt the language but also about Turkish culture from her and she was kind and generous enough to go around Istanbul with me (at no charge) and treat me to absolutely delicious food. :)
Thanks Gaye!
I wish her all the luck in the world in her future endeavors.

Erum Khan Ghazi

She was a great teacher when I lived in Istanbul in 2004.  In six months I learned the basics of Turkish and was able to get around on my own with the language skills I had acquired.  Gaye is a patient teacher, and I was pleased with the pace of the classes.  I wholeheartedly recommend her!"
Yvonne V. Dwyer 

Yabanci bir ulkeden turkiyeye gelip dilini hic bilmedigimiz bir ulkede yasamak cok zor.bu zorlugu asmamda sizin benim hocam olmanizin gercekten benim icin en buyuk sanstir.
hic ogrenemeyecegimi dusundugum dili bana sevdirerek ogrettiginiz icin size tesekkur ediyorum. Eglenerek cok guzel bi kurs donemi gecirdigim icin cok mutluyum.Kurs doneminde baslayan arkadasligimizin kurs bittikten sonra devam etmesi benim icin ayri
bir mutluluk konusu.Dostlugumuzun devam etmesi en buyuk dilegimdir..
Sevgilerimle
Aksana Gumus.

When we first arrived in Istanbul it was impossible for us to even go grocery shopping. Everything was in Turkish which made it very hard to get around. When we heard about
Gaye, we immediately called her up and started our class in Turkish. She is a very patient
and understanding teacher, she used many different methods to teach us including games and flashcards. It was not just a class, it was also good time I spent with my family. We all looked forward to our weekend to learn. Over the week we would gather all the questions
we had to ask. She not only just taught us, if we were ever stuck somewhere we could
always call her up for help.

I really enjoyed my time learning Turkish, it wouldn't have been fun if Gaye was not our teacher. We learned a good level of Turkish, which eventually made it a lot easier to understand people and make them understand what we want.
I highly reccomend Gaye for any beginner to learn Turkish.
Every now and then our family always says something in Turkish even though it been 3
years we left :)
Thank you Gaye!
Shehzeen Akhter

I had taken a few Turkish lessons from different teachers before Gaye, and was feeling
very frustrated. From the moment I entered her class all of the frustration left, and with her
help I learned the basics and fundamentals of Turkish. After almost two years of lessons,
I felt comfortable expressing myself in turkish and was happy to see my grasp of the
language go beyond just basic communication. Gaye's lessons offered a wonderful gateway into the Turkish community, and has been the key to my happy and successfull life in
Turkey these past six years.
Katie Belliel